Eurhadina pulchella
Eurhadina pulchella
Length 4 mm; associated with oak. It has a fatter, flattened appearance compared to other Typhlocybinae. Ground colour is variable - from whitish to pale yellow, bright yellow and a pinkish-orange. There is a black spot on the outer apical vein. Nymphs are flattened and pale. with distinctive dark markings, but cannot be identifed.
Three other Eurhadina species are associated with oak. The rare E kirschbaumi has a smaller spot in a slightly different position on the external apical vein, and is associated with Quercus petraea, the Sessile Oak; it has not been recorded in VC55. Eurhadina concinna and E ribauti have a line rather than a spot.
Photograph showing apical area of forewing; state host species of oak.
Oak.
Adult: July to October.
Common (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
Occasional
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